Recently I have seen a few comercials for portable storage units. They look pretty cool. It is the sort of idea you see and you think, Why didnt I think of that.

It works pretty simple the company delivers an empty storage pod to your house. You fill it up with your furniture and the other items you wish to store. Then you give them a call back and they pick up your unit and take it back to their warehouse. Some companies even offer to ship your items across the nation. This is supe cool and allows you to save money on movers in some cases. Although my moving company has been hired to unpack a pod.

I am in the process of looking for a new apartment and there are a lot of costs associated with this. I have to pay an apartment deposit, pet deposit and the first months rent. I have got to pay to get bills switched over in my name. There is more but If I keep listing them I might get a little depressed.

Anyhoo, the cheapest thing I can do is get some moving boxes and packing supplies. That will help me, cause I am definitely gonna need them. I do not want to pack that much stuff so I plan to get rid of a lot of things. It seems like over the years and I have accumulated a lot of junk. So I am really looking forward to downsizing. I am taking some advice from Ms. Badu. Pack light.

During the summer months many people like to invest in recreational vehicles. The market is filled with people looking for a deal on RVs, trailers and boats as they are lots of fun for families during summer. When thinking of purchasing a recreational vehicle its always important to check to see if youll need to storage for it because this will factor into the price of monthly upkeep.

Many neighborhoods dont allow parking of boats and RVs in residential areas, because some people see them as an eye sore. So it might be a good idea to consider RV storage . Many facilities that specialize in parking rec vehicles will also offer additional services that make owning a motor home really even more convenient. The services include washing and dumping stations and propane refills they really are a one stop location for everything you need to keep your RV pristine and running like a champion.

There are many costs that are involved when buying and maintaining and RV. So dont forget your parking space.

Have you ever went through a stack a photographs and found that somehow they'd melded together? I hate when that happens, because they tear and rip and little fragments of the back of one picture are left on the front of the other. Sometimes it covers up a face you want to remember, or you end up ripping out a priceless moment.

When storing you definitely want to make sure that you have a climate controlled storage unit just to avoid missing out on those wonderful moments you don't want to forget. Climate control units are also great for upholstered furniture, high end electronics, and fine antiques.

Recently I was helping a friend move into a storage unit . We packed up everthing in her house and hauled it off to the unit she had rented. When we got there we were dismayed to find that all of her stuff was definitely not going to fit into the storage space. We looked at it dumbfounded for second, then we began a verbal arrangement of the items each of us giving input on the best way to fit the things in, even though it was pretty much impossible. That lead to arguments and a little yelling out of shear frustration.

We ended up leaving a few things out, and the next day we were able to find her an additional unit and move in the remainder of her stuff. This gave me first hand experience on how important narrrowing down a size is for the caller. I know I'll be taking a little more time with that because I don't want anyone else to have that hassle.

My lease is up in a just two months, and I am still not sure what I'm going to do. I did not resign my lease, so I have to go to find a place and fast. I was hoping to begin my world travels, but it looks like I will not be moving for another six months yet.

Which is fine. I do not mind waiting a little bit as long as I know that I will be in a good place when I finally do. This also gives me time to maybe save up to get a car, and I will be able to get more things in order for this big move to destination unknown. Moving is always such a hassle and I think I am just going to get rid of a lot of things, and just really downsize so I would just be taking the bare essentials. I might just junk it or sell it because it is all pretty much worthless at this point.

I still have a lot of things to get in order and I'm not stressed like I should be. Maybe I am coping with stress better, or maybe I am in denial, or it could just be procrastination. Yeah that is it. It is procrastination. I have always had a problem with that. 

I have more to say, but I will finish it later.

There are many things in life I do not understand, Like how a needle placed on a spinning piece of vinyl creates music, but there is one thing I am becoming an expert in and that is moving .

My roommate and I have started small moving company, and we get calls on a fairly regular basis to move peoples stuff all over the city. I have also found that I am becoming extremely good at packing a moving truck or a storage unit. I am sometimes amazed at just how much stuff we can fit in to some pretty tight places. I am actually starting to enjoy the challenge and I get sorta excited when I fit a couch and china cabinet together like two well placed tetris pieces.

It has started this recurring dream, in which I have to pack everything I love into a 5x5 but it will not all fit, so I have to make snap judgments on what to keep. I always wake before I make a decision though. I wonder what this means, probably that I need a new hobby, or at least time to pursue the ones I already have.

Today I had the pleasure of moving 14 electronic pianos in to the newly renovated campus piano lab. My day began bright and early at 8:00 am. I was truly dreading this move because we were one staff person short, so it left me to do most of the grunt work. 

So we had to roll these pianos about 10 feet and then carry them down two flights then roll them another 10 feet. THEN after we finally got them all moved in the director of the piano lab decides that each piano needs to be cheated up just a few inches. This cheating space back and forth lasted for about 20 minutes while she micro managed and knit picked.

Each piano came with a brand new bench, which we also had to assemble. The only bright spot was I was able snag a few free cardboard boxes to organize some things in my closet, whenever I get around to doing that.

I am preparing for a big move soon. I am approaching my Get of Town deadline and I still have not chosen where I want go. I find myself cruising around my globe looking at different locations and wishing I could take a trip here and there just to interact with the people and to check out the sites to see if it is a place I can actually envision myself living. Choosing where to go is the fun and exciting part, the hard part is the logistics.

Packing up and moving is sure to be an ordeal. I have go to find an apartment and pack all my things up. I have been considering a portable storage unit. It seems like the easiest way to get my things from point A to point B. And I have a lot of stuff, perhaps a bit of spring cleaning is in order.